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France: emergency shelters and essential services
Information for British nationals about emergency shelter and other essential services in Paris.
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France: information for victims of rape and sexual assault
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in France.
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France: legal and prison systems
Information on legal and detention systems, in France, for British nationals abroad.
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France: mental health abroad
Information for British nationals with mental health issues in France, including how the British embassy can help.
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Get help if you're a victim of crime abroad
Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad
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If you’re affected by a crisis abroad
Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.
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Support for British nationals abroad
This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.
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What to do after a British person dies in France
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in France, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
UK help and services in France
Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in France. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and France, and your rights after the UK’s exit from the EU.
Subscriptions
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Apply for or renew a British passport if you're visiting the UK
You can apply for or renew a British passport while you're visiting the UK - as long as you expect to be in the UK for long enough
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Cancel a lost or stolen passport
What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently.
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Overseas British passport applications
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
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Travel urgently from abroad without your UK passport
Apply for an emergency travel document if you're outside the UK and have not got a valid British passport - apply online, how to apply, fee, timings
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Apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
Applying for your free Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) or European Health Insurance Card (EHIC): who can apply and where you can use them.
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France travel advice
Latest FCDO travel advice for France including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
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Getting married abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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Healthcare for UK nationals visiting the EU
How to get state healthcare when you’re on holiday or travelling to a country in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
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Reduce your risk from terrorism while abroad
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
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Check if you need a UK visa
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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Contact UK Visas and Immigration for help
How to contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) for help with your application or immigration account, from inside and outside the UK.
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France: pet travel to the UK
Information for French nationals travelling to the UK with pets.
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Get your visa, immigration or citizenship documents back
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
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Apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)
Applying for your free Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) or European Health Insurance Card (EHIC): who can apply and where you can use them.
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France travel advice
Latest FCDO travel advice for France including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
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France: buying property
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying property in France.
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France: medical facilities
List of hospitals and medical facilities for British nationals in France
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France: Voisins Voices - newsletter for the British community in France
Voisins Voices is the newsletter for the British community living in France, published by the British Embassy in Paris.
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Get your document legalised
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
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Healthcare for UK nationals living in France
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in France.
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Living in Europe: citizens' rights if you moved before 1 January 2021
Information for UK nationals living in the EU, EEA EFTA countries and Switzerland since before 1 January 2021, including guidance on residency and healthcare.
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Living in France
Information for British citizens moving to or living in France, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
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Monaco: lawyers
List of English-speaking lawyers for British nationals in Monaco.
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Professional services if you are abroad
Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical providers, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
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UK benefits if you’re going or living abroad
Find out what benefits you might be able to receive while you’re abroad and how to export them from the UK or claim them while abroad
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Voting if you move or live abroad
How to vote if you move or live abroad, including eligibility and registration
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Claiming benefits if you live, move or travel abroad
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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Moving or retiring abroad
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
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National Insurance if you work abroad
Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.
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State Pension if you retire abroad
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
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Tax credits if you leave or move to the UK
Tax credits if you live abroad, go travelling, are a cross-border worker or subject to immigration control
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Tax on foreign income
Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)
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Tax on your UK income if you live abroad
Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43
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Work in an EU country
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
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Getting married abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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Getting married in France: explanatory note in lieu of certificat de célibat
Certificat de célibat / Certificat de capacité matrimoniale explanatory note for getting married in France.
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Register a birth abroad
Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.
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Surrogacy overseas
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
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What to do after a British person dies in France
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in France, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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What to do when someone dies: step by step
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
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France and the UK
Updates, news and events from the UK government in France
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Department for Business and Trade France
The Department for Business and Trade provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in France, and French companies set up and invest in the UK.
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Overseas business risk for France
Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in France.
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Set up a business
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
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UK Science & Innovation Network in France
The Science and Innovation Network is based in 40 countries/territories around the world. We engage with the local science & innovation community in support of UK policy overseas and also create strategic relationships to harness the value of science & innovation discoveries and investments overseas, leading to mutual UK and host-country benefits.
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UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot – France
An introductory brief from the UK Science and Innovation Network which covers the local Science and Innovation landscape, UK priorities and successes in France.
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British Consulate Bordeaux
The British Consulate Bordeaux represents the UK government in France.
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British Consulate Marseille
The British Consulate in Marseille represents the UK government in France.
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British Consulate Paris
The British Consulate in Paris maintains and develop relations between the UK and France.
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British Embassy Paris
The British Embassy in Paris maintains and develop relations between the UK and France. The UK's network in France and Monaco supports the government's main aims overseas: keeping Britain safe, making Britain prosperous and helping British nationals.
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France: consular fees
List of consular services in France - tarifs consulaires en France.
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France: notarial and documentary services
How someone in France can get documents certified, united or legalised, have a document prepared in English or the local language and view informative notes.
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Support for British nationals abroad
This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.